Month: September 2018

For the first time, the City of El Paso and those who want to preserve the area known as “Duranguito” had a chance to plead their case orally before a court of appeals. The Third Court of Appeals in Austin will weigh in on a seminal issue for the future of the $180 million arena:

The teenager taken into custody in a viral social media video showing an El Paso Police officer pointing a gun at a group of children was arrested after arriving late to court Wednesday. Julian Saucedo, 17, was charged with interfering with public duties after he was taken into custody by the officer seen in the

The City of El Paso is proposing the creation of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) in Northeast El Paso. TIRZ 13 encompasses an area of several hundred acres. City staff said the goal of the TIRZ is to create a connecting bridge between Sean Haggerty and Angora Loop. City officials said the bridge would

The City of El Paso is proposing the creation of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) in Northeast El Paso. TIRZ 13 encompasses an area of several hundred acres. City staff said the goal of the TIRZ is to create a connecting bridge between Sean Haggerty and Angora Loop. City officials said the bridge would

The City of El Paso has completed a review of signatures on a second petition filed to preserve open space in the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 12 from development. The City Clerk’s office authenticated 1,977 signatures of the registered voters on the petition within the 20 working days mandated by City Charter. Activists who want

A 10-year-old Missouri boy is recovering after he was attacked by insects and tumbled from a tree, landing on a meat skewer that penetrated his skull from his face to the back of his head. But miraculously, that’s where Xavier Cunningham’s bad luck ended. The skewer had completely missed Xavier’s eye, brain, spinal cord and

A Texas education committee has backtracked on its recommendations to remove curriculum requirements referencing Alamo fighters as “heroic” and a famous letter written during the siege. The Texas State Board of Education received hundreds of calls and emails after the committee of teachers, parents and business representatives recommended the changes this spring. The changes included

The day before a Florida toddler was found dead, a case manager warned his parents that he could once again be taken from them and placed in foster care. The Tampa Bay Times reported Wednesday that the case manager delivered the warning Aug. 31 during a visit with 2-year-old Jordan Belliveau’s mother, 21-year-old Charisse Stinson.

The New Mexico Supreme Court is blocking a ballot option that would have allowed voters to select candidates from one particular party in all races by marking a single box. The court made its decision Wednesday after listening to oral arguments about a plan from the state’s top elections regulator to reinstate straight-ticket voting in

Police have now identified the man suspected of taking advantage of an armed robbery situation to shoplift PS4 games at a Las Cruces GameStop. Ivan Garcia, 21, turned himself in after several social media users recognized his face and notified police of his identity. He was one of two suspects wanted for committing crimes simultaneously

Chihuahua State Police investigators destroyed four marijuana fields in Western Chihuahua state after a gun battle with suspected drug cartel members near the city of Ocampo. The shootout, captured with a cell phone camera, happened Monday afternoon after investigators found more than 122-thousand marijuana plants weighing approximately four metric tons. The marijuana fields allegedly belonged

A Las Cruces man has been arrested and charged after an altercation between him and another man led to the victim allegedly being attacked with a cane. 28 year-old Jorge Vigil-Garcia is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for the attack that took on Tuesday, September 11th. According to investigators,

A 14-year-old Indiana boy charged in the suffocation deaths of his two young siblings told investigators that he killed them so that they wouldn’t “have to live in the hell that he did,” prosecutors allege. Ripley County Prosecutor Richard Hertel said Wednesday that the teen was arrested last week on juvenile charges of murder in

The plain, one-story stone-linteled structure sat hidden in plain sight for hundreds of years behind generations of street vendors hawking goods from stands outside its thick old walls. But experts have now concluded the building at 25 Manzanares Street is the oldest house in Mexico City, and one of the oldest in all of North

A surge in families coming to the U.S. illegally contributed to an increase of illegal crossings from Mexico in August following two months of declines, authorities said Wednesday. The number of family arrivals reached 15,955, a sharp increase from July that Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said was one of the highest on

A man who was on the El Paso Police Department’s most wanted list has been captured. Sheriff’s office deputies received a tip from Crime Stoppers of El Paso about the location of Carlos Flores, 48. He was found at a residence on the 3400 block of Edgerock Drive on Tuesday. Flores was arrested and booked

Today’s teens are constantly on their smartphones and many prefer texting over face-to-face communication, according to a new poll. The research was released Monday by Common Sense Media, a San Francisco-based nonprofit group focused on kids’ use of media and technology. The poll found that 35 percent of those surveyed prefer to communicate via text.

One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing Wednesday morning, according to the El Paso Fire Department. It was reported just after midnight on the 1500 block of Montana Avenue. Authorities haven’t said if someone was arrested. ABC-7 will update this article as more information becomes available.

One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing Wednesday morning, according to the El Paso Fire Department. It was reported just after midnight on the 1500 block of Montana Avenue. Authorities haven’t said if someone was arrested. ABC-7 will update this article as more information becomes available.

The Fire Marshal has evacuated and closed the Fallas Paredes building in Downtown El Paso after it allegedly found evidence of a recent fire and “detected an odor consistent with an electrical fire in the building,” the City of El Paso said. The Vacant Building Task Force issued a Notice of Emergency Action for the

A pedestrian was sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after a being hit by a vehicle in West El Paso. It happened on Hillcrest Drive before 2 a.m. Authorities said the person was seriously injured.

The Texas State Board of Education has addressed the public outrage erupting this week over a proposed change to textbooks and their reference to the Alamo. Last week, the Texas Monthly reported that the board would discuss removing the word “historic” in reference to the Alamo’s defenders in middle school social studies curriculum requirements. Social

The 2018 season just wrapped up two days ago, but the Chihuahuas are already turning the page to 2019. On Tuesday the team released its schedule for next season – a season that will include El Paso hosting the 2019 Triple-A All-Star Game and other events such as the home run derby from July 8-10.

The NMSU Aggies will be playing I-25 rival the UNM Lobos Saturday at 6pm at Aggie Memorial Stadium. KVIA is giving away four sets of two tickets to the lucky fans who sign up for the contest on the station’s website. ABC-7 Sports Director Trevor Thompson will be at the game to recap the highlights

Doña Ana County officials say volunteer fire departments throughout the county are seriously understaffed, forcing residents’ insurance rates to skyrocket. “It isn’t a lack of people showing up to the fires,” said County Manager Fernando Macias. “Both career and volunteer firefighters are there responding to every fire. It’s a question of the dynamics of the

In a special City Council meeting Tuesday, El Paso leaders approved a request for a two-year moratorium to halt any further development in the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 12 in Northwest El Paso. City Council went into executive session for around 15 minutes before emerging and voting to approve the motion for the request. The

An El Paso woman was one of the first 300 people hired by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) when President George W. Bush signed the Aviation Transportation Security Act in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Nearly 3,000 people died on 9/11 when airplanes were flown into New York’s World Trade Center

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday it plans to continue operations at a temporary shelter for migrant children at the Tornillo Port of Entry until the end of the year. The children housed at the shelter entered the US without a parent or legal guardian. Tornillo is about 39 miles southeast

After asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect, a tip given to Crime Stoppers of El Paso has led to the arrest of a man previously on the EPPD “Most Wanted” list. On Tuesday, September 11th, Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the Criminal Warrants and Fugitive Apprehension Sector arrested 48 year-old Carlos Flores

After multiple failed votes on Tuesday, commissioners voted 3-to-2 to hire Amanda López Askin as the new Doña Ana County clerk in charge of an office fighting the reputation of scandal. “I am acutely aware of the trust that is asked, the integrity that is expected and the goals that need to be met,” said